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.TH HOSTID 1 "Feb 4, 2009"
.SH NAME
hostid \- print the numeric identifier of the current host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/bin/hostid\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBhostid\fR command prints the identifier of the current host in
hexadecimal. If it is executed within a non-global zone that emulates a host
identifier, the emulated host identifier is printed. This numeric value is
likely to differ when \fBhostid\fR is run on a different machine.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR sysinfo (2),
.BR gethostid (3C),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR zones (7)
